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Pelswick
John Callahan's Pelswick (or simply Pelswick) is an animated comedy television series based on the comic books by John Callahan for CBC, Nickelodeon and CCTV. It was co-produced by Nelvana Limited and Suzhou Hong Ying Animation Company Limited. Based on Callahan's comics, the series is about the title character, a paraplegic who uses a wheelchair, emphasizing that he lived a normal life. Callahan's dark humor was toned down somewhat, allowing the show to have a positive and life-affirming attitude appropriate for its audience. The series was groundbreaking for its portrayal of physically disabled people. In the United States, the series premiered on Nickelodeon and was billed as an original series on the network, despite not being part of Nicktoons.
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John Callahan's Pelswick (or simply Pelswick) is an animated comedy television series based on the comic books by John Callahan for CBC, Nickelodeon and CCTV. It was co-produced by Nelvana Limited and Suzhou Hong Ying Animation Company Limited. Based on Callahan's comics, the series is about the title character, a paraplegic who uses a wheelchair, emphasizing that he lived a normal life. Callahan's dark humor was toned down somewhat, allowing the show to have a positive and life-affirming attitude appropriate for its audience. The series was groundbreaking for its portrayal of physically disabled people. In the United States, the series premiered on Nickelodeon and was billed as an original series on the network, despite not being part of Nicktoons.
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